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1923.] Local Names of Fishes. 109 



Locality. Local Name. | Meaning of Local Name. 
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Manipur (Assam) .. | Nug-nga | Nug= stone; nga=fish. 
| Stone-fish. 
* | Nga-mu-sangum.. Wowenali: ; muzblack; 
| sang m r 
| mipencoaty or refers to an 
| insect. th 
an nisieealiee or swelling 
: __on t hin 
Inlé Lake, S.S. States Nya taing-tet .. Nga=fish; ia ing=h ouse- 
(Burma). post; tet=to 
House posts climbing fish 
He-Ho, 8.8. States Nga kayauk-tet .. | Kayauk=stones ; 
(Bu | | climbing fish. 
‘* Canarese ”’ .. Pandi-pakke * .. | ** Stone ophiocephalus ” 
ig fish, 
‘* Tamil” .. Kul-korava* ..|Kul=stone. Probably 
means stone fish. 
Coimbatore District... ae ai-kaha bss 
(Tamil) Kul-kaha .. | Stone fish. 
South Kou Kanara District | Kal-mura .. | Stone fish. 
Mysore .. | Rathi- koraka (Telegu) | Rathi = stone ; kora ones me 
sucker. Stone suc 
ee (Canarese) saedertne : anal. 
Stone 
~~ a fish with inedible 
o> 
| Korafi-koali * 

Coorg .. .. | Handi-kurlu ne ana pies kurlu=cor- 
rupt. Corrupt at fish. 
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* The local names marked with an asterisk (*) are taken from Day. 


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